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chickenluvin
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- Nov 12, 2016
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The fact that he is flapping his wings and crowing when he sees you and perching up a height and doing it, is his way of challenging you and I would be concerned. My advice would be to stop playing henish, as it is his job to dominate the hens, so you are inviting him to dominate you.
You are the boss and he needs to learn respect for that. You don't want him sitting relaxed on you.... allowing him to do that is telling him that he is the boss. You don't want him eating from your hand. He needs to get out of your way when you are there and you need to start reinforcing that by walking determinedly straight at him so he has to get out of your way. Beekissed did a really good post on the subject of training a rooster a while back which involves using a lightweight flexible stick to send him away from you. It may seem a little harsh but better to show him who is boss now, before it escalates. I will try to find the post and add a link.
Thank you. I appreciate any help. I am not an aggressive rooster type of gal (no aggression in me..lol) & enjoy interacting with my chickens every day. I am also fairly inexperienced but have had one nice rooster before. I guess my gut was right & he's challenging me.... oh nooooooo
I just need advice from the experts here in chicken land now.